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Brunswick vs Crocker

112 miles apart. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+14.3 pts in Brunswick) and growth since 2010 (+9.7 pts in Brunswick).

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Brunswick, MOA small town of 859Missouri · 859 people
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Crocker, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 1,024 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BrunswickA small town of 859
Quiet strengthsBrunswick doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Brunswick →
CrockerKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 15%of MO districts Housing$211K typical home21% below the MO typical home Health63% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Crocker →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Kids under 18+14.3 pts
Brunswick has more kids
Brunswick 33.6%Crocker 19.3%
Growth since 2010+9.7 pts
Brunswick has grown faster since 2010
Brunswick -6.6%Crocker -16.3%
Average commute6 min
Brunswick has the shorter commute
Crocker 25 minBrunswick 19 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $760 more a month in Crocker

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Brunswick$440/mo
Typical home $76K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $472/mo · Housing →
Crocker$1,210/mo
Typical home $211K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $546/mo · Housing →

The difference: $760 a month, about $9,200 a year, between Crocker and Brunswick.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Missouri ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–BrunswickNot graded C−CrockerBetter than 15% of districts in the state
Health
–BrunswickNot graded C+CrockerHealthier than 37% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BrunswickCrocker
Snow a year12″10″
January low20°F22°F
July high87°F89°F
Growing season (days)201d185d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st50th
Outdoors & history
BrunswickCrocker
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.2%0%
Settled—1869
Archive photos121
Famous people born here61
Community
BrunswickCrocker
Library hours a week—44 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

112 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BrunswickMOCrockerMO
Brunswick ↔ Crocker112 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BrunswickCrocker
People
Population 859Lowest 1,024Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.6%Highest MO: +2.8% -16.3%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 34.1±7.7Highest 13% below MO 33±7.6Lowest 15% below MO
Brunswick and Crocker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.6%±5.5Highest MO: 22.3% 19.3%±5.1Lowest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+ 24.4%±4Highest MO: 17.9% 15.8%±4.9Lowest MO: 17.9%
Brunswick and Crocker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.1%Highest MO: 32.4% 10.3%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±2.2Lowest MO: 5.7% 2.6%±2.1Highest MO: 5.7%
Crocker and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $39,531±$11kLowest 44% below MO $58,207±$11kHighest 18% below MO
Crocker and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $76,100±$13kLowest 67% below MO $101,600±$27kHighest 56% below MO
Crocker and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $472±$52Lowest 54% below MO $546±$362Highest 47% below MO
Crocker and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $545Lowest 72% below MO $588Highest 70% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.6%±21.3Lowest MO: 45.6% 45%±26.5Highest MO: 45.6%
Crocker and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.4%Lowest MO: 12.6% 21.9%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.3%Highest MO: 68.1% 70%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 23 yrs older than MO 1963Highest 15 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 20% below MO 25 minHighest 6% above MO
Work from home 5.8%±4.7Lowest MO: 13% 6.8%±5.1Highest MO: 13%
Crocker and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.8%Highest 10.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Lowest 0.88Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (6%)St. Robert (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CrockerFew work in Brunswick
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 75.4Highest 70.2Lowest
Schools
School district —CROCKER R-II
High school in town —Crocker High
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.9
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Crocker neighborsTown Square →
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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